Campout

Well, we never had an official camping trip this summer. So, we had an impromptu one in our backyard. We made a little fire pit, and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. 

 

 

 

P1 and P2 slept outside in the tent with dad. P3 and mom got to sleep inside, but P3 thought the tent was pretty fun. The kids made it through the entire night! But dad said he didn't get much sleep because he had to keep putting blankets back on the kids.

 

Wedding

 Our very good friend finally got married! He is one of PE's best friends, and was the best man at our wedding. I accidentally found out about the engagement before PE, and had to keep it a secret for a few weeks. He married a beautiful girl from Germany, and they had to plan a wedding quickly because her family was visiting in August. We are so happy for them!

 

They had an outdoor wedding reception. Unfortunately, there was a torrential downpour that day. But it all worked out! 

Kindergarten

P1 started kindergarten and I am in complete denial! Can't believe we are already here! P1 was excited though, and I think he will do great! He has morning kindergarten. A tender mercy for me was that we knew the girl that sits next to him. She was in his preschool class last year. So it was good to see a familiar face and know that P1 already has friends in the class. Also, the boy sitting across from him was wearing a Pokemon shirt, so I'm sure they'll be good friends too.

 

The first day was super short, and so we checked out the playground before we headed home.

 

Davis County Fair

 We tried out the Davis County Fair with my in-laws. We were only there for a couple hours, but the kids had fun. They had a Sea Lion show that P1 really enjoyed. There was a petting zoo, and they even had elephants you could ride on! (We didn't ride the elephant though).

P1 was excited to pet the tortoises. One of them was pretty fast and was moving all over the place.

We let the kids do one ride, and they picked this giant obstacle course thing. I was worried P2 would get stuck at the top, but thankfully, they all made it back down!

 

Kindergarten Soccer

P1 started kindergarten soccer! The first game was so much fun to watch! I haven't laughed that hard for a long time. P1 was enthusiastic the entire time and just happy to be there. The other team scored most of the goals until the last quarter, and then our team almost caught up. Go Galaxy!

We also had the nice surprise of finding out that P1's friend is on his team! They used to live across the street from us, and my kids adore their kids. So it was fun to do soccer together. P2 had fun hanging out with her friend while P1 played.

 

P1 and his friend that used to live across the street.

Fishing

We took a day trip up to the Uintas to go fishing. We went to Washington Lake, and the water was really low so we had to walk in a ways. The kids did great and had a fun time.  P1 was a natural fisherman and fished the entire time we were there. He caught quite a few! P2 did pretty well with casting, but she didn't like actually catching the fish. She would panic if there was a fish on the line. But she enjoyed being outside and eating snacks. P3 liked playing in the dirt. He took a little nap while we were there. It was a fun excursion, and the kids are excited to do it again!